Coffeeneuring 2019

October 28, 2019 Our third ride ruined all hopefulness to cook our coffee outside for all our trips this year.   After riding my motorcycle today for 118 miles; on my day off and battling a 'slight' hangover from the Lucero rock show the night before, we checked the weather forecast.  We also felt lazy today:)  Upon seeing the next three days as being constant rain forecasts, we chose to ride the easy ride to our local Starbucks .  The weather was too beautiful not to be outside doing something, so we got up with our neighbors, also veteran coffeeneur-ers and met up for a 6 miler through golf course back road neighborhoods in order to keep away from the dreaded hwy 98 and the rush hour mayhem.   Jen chose the pumpkin spice Frappuccino and I went with my small Cafe Latte. Just what we needed after long busy day. Her, with actual work, and me with too much fun and riding. It was great catching up with our neighbors as we haven't seen them too ...

October 20, 2019 We get maybe one to two weeks of fall here on the Panhandle.  It'll either go straight to winter (last week) with dull grays and rain and early darkness, or back to summer for at least two weeks to a month before actually settling into winter. This is our fall week. This is perfect weather to ride in. This is just..it just is.   Today's morning ride took us to the Naval Live Oaks sound side to heat up our Folgers packets in the very calm winds and 68 degree weather.  It was true bliss.   We originally planned on riding to an overlook spot on the trail to cook our coffee, but the no bikes on the trail sign nixed that. We ended up cooking our coffee on the patio deck overlooking Pensacola Sound under perfect conditions. I managed to throw a chain when we entered the park and hit a hole while changing gears, so we'll have to remember to bring paper towels for future occurrences or issues. It's not overly fun to drink coffee with gre...

Coffeeneuring 2019 Ride 1 Hard to believe it's been another year already. Already supposedly autumn and the colder weather rides are to commence, but it's been 90 degrees. Still. In the middle of October. Yuk.  I'm ready for cooler weather until it gets cooler, then I'll yearn for warmer temps. Every year.  Jen and I will be riding again this year--hopeful to make every ride again on the tandem.  We liked the idea of boat ramps last year, but are definitely going to try and do the tandem on all the rides this year. Looking forward to another year of Coffeeneuring! RIDE 1 October 15, 2019 So it's been another year of short rides.  Another year of a different kind of ride, as I was able to achieve my motorcycle license last year. I guess it can be easy to get lazy in your old age, but the new motorized 1400CC Suzuki can be exhilarating, and has become the ride of choice lately! HOWEVER.... I still love my two wheeled Burley tandem and rides with...